DC Velocity - February 2010

Extended family: Jungheinrich has expanded its product line for North America, including a complete line of Class 1, 2, and 3 warehouse lift trucks. This expansion is a result of Jungheinrich’s manufacturing and distribution agreement with Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America (MCFA), which makes MCFA the distributor of Jungheinrich-branded warehouse products in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Jungheinrich now offers 19 model families in North America, with capacities ranging from 2,000 to 11,000 pounds. (Jungheinrich, www.jungheinrich-lift.com)

Gateways to trade: Management Dynamics, a developer of global trade management solutions, has released Trade Portals, a new product line to help companies extend purchasing, origin logistics, and compliance processes to their trading partners. By collaborating across a shared process with suppliers, forwarders, logistics providers, and brokers, companies can reduce cycle time, reduce supply chain execution costs, and better support compliance initiatives such as Customs’ 10+ 2 rules.

Management Dynamics’ Trade Portals solution is composed of three on-demand enterprise-class modules including Supplier PO Management, Supplier Solicitation Management, and Origin Management. These modules are highly configurable on-demand solutions that can support multiple process variations. They offer state-of-the-art dashboard views and work-flow tools and allow integration with the company’s Supply Chain Visibility, Trade Import, and Trade Agreements solutions. (Management Dynamics Inc., www.ManagementDynamics.com)

On guard: Warehouse managers seeking simple ways to demarcate different warehouse areas or to direct traffic at facilities can now use a portable, versatile guard post bollard from Sentry Protection Products. The Sentry Guard Post is a redesign of the traditional bollard and is intended for a wide range of both indoor and outdoor applications.

The lightweight guard post is 48 inches tall, tapering from 5 by 5 inches to a 14-inch diameter round base. Each side of the post has an inset available for placing reflective tape or other signage.

Watertight and hollow, the post can be filled with ballast (e.g., sand or water) to increase stability. It can also be attached with fasteners to a floor, dock, or any other flat base. It can also be staked to the ground if used away from the pavement. (Sentry Protection Products, www.sentrypro.com)

Now available on demand: LeanLogistics has released On-Demand TMS version 9. 3.0, the latest enhancements to the company’s flagship transportation management system. The new release builds upon the company’s existing On-Demand TMS SaaS (software-as-a-service) application, which is used by shippers, carriers, 3PLs, and other transportation trading partners. Because of the single-instance, multi-tenant nature of SaaS technology, the new version is immediately and simultaneously available to all users in the LeanLogistics Transportation Cloud.

Key features of the new release include greater flexibility in reporting, downloading, and uploading documents; updated PC Miler v22 and LTL load rate uploads; and refined access permissions to the system’s popular Appointment Scheduling capabilities. (LeanLogistics, www.leanlogistics.com)

Supersize me: Akro-Mils has expanded its line of Super-Size AkroBins containers. It now offers 24- inch-long bins in two new sizes — 24 by 11 by 7 inches and 24 by 18. 25 by 12 inches. Suitable for larger parts and products, the new 24-inch Super-Size AkroBins feature optional width and length dividers that allow for even more effective parts separation and versatility in organization.

These new AkroBins are molded of high-density polypropylene and are water-, rust-, and corrosion-proof. They are guaranteed not to crack or break under normal load conditions.

An optional clear window insert on the front of the bins adds extra height to the hopper front, maximizing interior space usage and keeping contents visible when the bins are stacked. The heavy-duty bins securely stack atop one another or sit on shelving or carts. (Akro-Mils, www.akro-mils.com)